Author Archives: Don Groff

Holiday Party December 2, 2025 — Cancelled

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Don Groff
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November 4th Meeting – Update

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Don Groff

The group watched a video that described REM measurements and the rationale for them. Many of us have had this procedure used in recent visits. Lengthy discussions about dealing with audiologists, the good the not-so-good, and how to judge. Several … Continue reading →

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October 2025 Meeting – Update

Posted on September 25, 2025 by Don Groff

Diana Bender reviewed the varieties of ways that people with hearing loss deal with background noise. Some are operational: avoid noisy situations, or move conversations to a quieter location. Some situations can be made less noisy by a simply request, … Continue reading →

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September 2025 Meeting – Update

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Don Groff

A good start to the new season, lengthy discussion about cochlear implant and the criteria for getting one. Technical developments in hearing assistance continue to appear, and we dealt with a wide range. Many of the following topics were addressed. … Continue reading →

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June Meeting 6/3/25 – Updated

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Don Groff

. Chapter member Alice Dungan described how to deal with all the people you need to deal with, from initial contact, to signing in, handling the range of treatment you might be provided with, and the whole range of transactions … Continue reading →

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May Meeting – Update

Posted on April 12, 2025 by Don Groff

Our May 6 meeting featured a presentation on how to protect yourself from scams while using the modern communication technology so important to people with hearing loss.  We watched a video of Andy Chandler, a retired cybersecurity professional, who made this … Continue reading →

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April Meeting.

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Don Groff

Our April meeting will be based on a TED Talk by Juliëtte Sterkens in which she discusses the need for hearing assistance beyond what is provided by hearing aids.  T-coils and hearing loops continue to be the go-to system even … Continue reading →

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March Meeting – All About Captioning – Update

Posted on February 7, 2025 by Don Groff

Captioning technology has grown explosively, to the great benefit of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. It can be dizzying to try to sort out the available devices and processes. This will be the topic of our March meeting. … Continue reading →

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December 3 Meeting – Holiday Party

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Don Groff

Organized by Kathy Harral and enjoyed by 15 MontCo members and friends. MontCo does not meet in January and February.   Watch this space for details of our March 2025 meeting.  

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November Meeting – Update

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Don Groff

 At our November 5 meeting, Arleen Barisa spoke about her visit to the HLAA National Convention in Phoenix in June.  She attended numerous workshops and lectures, and brought back many pieces of useful information. This provoked a lengthy discussion of … Continue reading →

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